Articles tagged with: Court Of First Instance and Court Of Justice

Court Rules France Telecom Tax Breaks were Illegal

France Telecom has been ordered to repay around EUR 1 billion (US$1.5 billion) of illegal state aid back to the French government. The actual ruling is for between EUR798 million and EUR 1.14 billion, but also includes interest charges since the state aid was offered.  more

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Bouygues Telecom Loses 3G License Appeal

The European Court of Justice has ruled that the French government was correct in retrospectively lowering the 3G license fees it charged to France Telecom and Vivendi's SFR. In 2000, the French government sold two 3G licenses to France Telecom and SFR for EUR4.95 billion each. A later attempt in 2002 to sell the remaining two licenses raised just EUR619 million from Bouygues Telecom. The fourth license remains unsold to this day.  more

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France Telecom 3Q Revenue +3.3%; Raises 07 Outlook

PARIS -(Dow Jones)- France Telecom's share price surged Thursday after the company reported stronger than expected growth in third-quarter revenue and margins, and surprised the market by raising its targets for 2007.  more

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